Nutrition -- Saturated Fat

I have been surprised, even shocked, reading the "Nutrition facts" on various food items that come my way.

As just an example, my wife brough home a package of Enteman's chocolate donuts. I used to eat one or two of these without giving it a thought. Each donut has 12 grams of saturated fat.

I pulled a package of bratwurst out of my freezer. Each "dog" has 23 grams of saturated fat. I remember times when I would eat two of these, and even a time or two when I ate three. Now just half of one is 11.5 grams of saturated fat and over my daily limit!

Instant Ramen noodles were a big surprise. Without question cheap ramen has always had some question marks along side of it. But reading the nutrition facts I find that a package contains 8 grams of saturated fat. How can this be? It turns out the noodles are "preserved" by a quick fry in palm oil. This is used because it gives a long shelf life. Palm oil is also one of the few plant oils high in saturated fat. There is a connection -- mark it down. Anything that doesn't spoil probably ought not to be eaten. If the bacteria don't want it, neither should you!